This Week in Mississippi State Sports, 10/15/12

Men's Golf opens play in the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate in Birmingham... Men's Tennis begins competition in the ITA Southern Region Indoor Championships at Auburn on Thursday... Women's Tennis opens play at the ITA Southern Region Indoor Championships in Tuscaloosa on Friday... Volleyball hosts South Carolina on Friday at 7 p.m., and then Arkansas at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday... Soccer hosts Georgia at 7 p.m. on Friday, and then Arkansas on Sunday at 3 p.m. (ESPNU)... Football hosts Middle Tennessee at Davis Wade Stadium at 6 p.m. on Saturday for homecoming... Softball hosts Wallace-Hanceville on Sunday for an exhibition doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m.